Use of reservoir simulation to help gas shale reserves estimation

International Petroleum Technology Conference 2011, IPTC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Segatto, Michele ^a   Colombo, Ivan ^a  

^a eni e and p   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GASES; GASOLINE; OIL WELLS; POROSITY; SHALE GAS; STRESSES; WELL SPACING;

DUAL-PERMEABILITY; FRACTURE SPACING; GAS EXPLOITATION; NATURAL FRACTURE; REAL APPLICATIONS; RESERVES ESTIMATIONS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; WATER SATURATIONS;

PROVEN RESERVES;

EID: 85086689173     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/iptc-14798-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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